Acts 12:5-19 Ὁ (-) μὲν (Indeed) οὖν (therefore) Πέτρος (Peter) ἐτηρεῖτο (was kept) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) φυλακῇ (prison); προσευχὴ (prayer) δὲ (however) ἦν (was) ἐκτενῶς (fervent) γινομένη (being made) ὑπὸ (by) τῆς (the) ἐκκλησίας (church) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (him).

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ Ὁ (-) μὲν (Indeed) οὖν (therefore) Πέτρος (Peter) ἐτηρεῖτο (was kept) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) φυλακῇ (prison); προσευχὴ (prayer) δὲ (however) ἦν (was) ἐκτενῶς (fervent) γινομένη (being made) ὑπὸ (by) τῆς (the) ἐκκλησίας (church) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (him). ⁶ Ὅτε (When) δὲ (then) ἤμελλεν (was about) προαγαγεῖν (to bring forth) αὐτὸν (him) ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod), τῇ (the) νυκτὶ (night) ἐκείνῃ (that), ἦν (was) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) κοιμώμενος (sleeping) μεταξὺ (between) δύο (two) στρατιωτῶν (soldiers), δεδεμένος (having been bound) ἁλύσεσιν (with chains) δυσίν (two), φύλακές (guards) τε (also) πρὸ (before) τῆς (the) θύρας (door) ἐτήρουν (were watching) τὴν (the) φυλακήν (prison). ⁷ καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἄγγελος (an angel) Κυρίου (of the Lord) ἐπέστη (stood by), καὶ (and) φῶς (a light) ἔλαμψεν (shone) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) οἰκήματι (cell). πατάξας (Having struck) δὲ (then) τὴν (the) πλευρὰν (side) τοῦ (-) Πέτρου (of Peter), ἤγειρεν (he woke up) αὐτὸν (him), λέγων (saying), “Ἀνάστα (Rise up) ἐν (in) τάχει (haste).” καὶ (And) ἐξέπεσαν (fell) αὐτοῦ (of him) αἱ (the) ἁλύσεις (chains) ἐκ (off) τῶν (the) χειρῶν (hands). ⁸ εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) ἄγγελος (angel) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Ζῶσαι (Gird yourself about) καὶ (and) ὑπόδησαι (put on) τὰ (the) σανδάλιά (sandals) σου (of you).” ἐποίησεν (He did) δὲ (and) οὕτως (so). καὶ (And) λέγει (he says) αὐτῷ (to him), “Περιβαλοῦ (Wrap around you) τὸ (the) ἱμάτιόν (cloak) σου (of you) καὶ (and) ἀκολούθει (follow) μοι (me).” ⁹ Καὶ (And) ἐξελθὼν (having gone forth), ἠκολούθει (he was following) καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ᾔδει (did know) ὅτι (that) ἀληθές (real) ἐστιν (is) τὸ (what) γινόμενον (is happening) διὰ (by means of) τοῦ (the) ἀγγέλου (angel); ἐδόκει (he was thinking) δὲ (however) ὅραμα (a vision) βλέπειν (he saw). ¹⁰ διελθόντες (Having passed through) δὲ (then) πρώτην (a first) φυλακὴν (guard) καὶ (and) δευτέραν (a second), ἦλθαν (they came) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) πύλην (gate) τὴν (-) σιδηρᾶν (iron) τὴν (-) φέρουσαν (leading) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city), ἥτις (which) αὐτομάτη (by itself) ἠνοίγη (opened) αὐτοῖς (to them). καὶ (And) ἐξελθόντες (having gone out) προῆλθον (they went on through) ῥύμην (street) μίαν (one), καὶ (and) εὐθέως (immediately) ἀπέστη (departed) ὁ (the) ἄγγελος (angel) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτοῦ (him). ¹¹ Καὶ (And) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) ἐν (to) ἑαυτῷ (himself) γενόμενος (having come), εἶπεν (said), “Νῦν (Now) οἶδα (I know) ἀληθῶς (truly) ὅτι (that) ἐξαπέστειλεν (has sent forth) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) τὸν (the) ἄγγελον (angel) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) ἐξείλατό (delivered) με (me) ἐκ (out of) χειρὸς (the hand) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod) καὶ (and) πάσης (all) τῆς (the) προσδοκίας (expectation) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews).” ¹² Συνιδών (Having considered it) τε (also), ἦλθεν (he came) ἐπὶ (to) τὴν (the) οἰκίαν (house) τῆς (of) Μαρίας (Mary) τῆς (the) μητρὸς (mother) Ἰωάννου (of John), τοῦ (who) ἐπικαλουμένου (is called) Μάρκου (Mark), οὗ (where) ἦσαν (were) ἱκανοὶ (many) συνηθροισμένοι (having gathered together) καὶ (and) προσευχόμενοι (praying). ¹³ κρούσαντος (Having knocked) δὲ (then) αὐτοῦ (of him) τὴν (at the) θύραν (door) τοῦ (of the) πυλῶνος (gate), προσῆλθεν (came) παιδίσκη (a girl) ὑπακοῦσαι (to answer), ὀνόματι (named) Ῥόδη (Rhoda). ¹⁴ καὶ (And) ἐπιγνοῦσα (having recognized) τὴν (the) φωνὴν (voice) τοῦ (-) Πέτρου (of Peter), ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) χαρᾶς (joy) οὐκ (not) ἤνοιξεν (she opened) τὸν (the) πυλῶνα (gate), εἰσδραμοῦσα (having run in); δὲ (but) ἀπήγγειλεν (she reported) ἑστάναι (to be standing) τὸν (-) Πέτρον (Peter) πρὸ (before) τοῦ (the) πυλῶνος (gate). ¹⁵ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) πρὸς (to) αὐτὴν (her) εἶπαν (they said), “Μαίνῃ (You are out of your mind).” ἡ (-) δὲ (But) διϊσχυρίζετο (she kept insisting) οὕτως (it so) ἔχειν (to be). οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἔλεγον (they kept saying), “Ὁ (The) ἄγγελός (angel) ἐστιν (it is) αὐτοῦ (of him).” ¹⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Πέτρος (Peter) ἐπέμενεν (continued) κρούων (knocking); ἀνοίξαντες (having opened it) δὲ (then), εἶδαν (they saw) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (and) ἐξέστησαν (were amazed). ¹⁷ κατασείσας (Having made a sign) δὲ (then) αὐτοῖς (to them) τῇ (with the) χειρὶ (hand) σιγᾶν (to be silent), διηγήσατο (he related) αὐτοῖς (to them) πῶς (how) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) αὐτὸν (him) ἐξήγαγεν (had brought) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) φυλακῆς (prison). εἶπέν (He said) τε (then), “Ἀπαγγείλατε (Report) Ἰακώβῳ (to James) καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) ἀδελφοῖς (brothers) ταῦτα (these things).” καὶ (And) ἐξελθὼν (having gone out), ἐπορεύθη (he went) εἰς (to) ἕτερον (another) τόπον (place). ¹⁸ Γενομένης (Having come) δὲ (now) ἡμέρας (day), ἦν (there was) τάραχος (disturbance) οὐκ (no) ὀλίγος (small) ἐν (among) τοῖς (the) στρατιώταις (soldiers), τί (what) ἄρα (then of) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) ἐγένετο (has become). ¹⁹ Ἡρῴδης (Herod) δὲ (then) ἐπιζητήσας (having sought after) αὐτὸν (him), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) εὑρὼν (having found him), ἀνακρίνας (having examined) τοὺς (the) φύλακας (guards), ἐκέλευσεν (he commanded them) ἀπαχθῆναι (to be led away to death). καὶ (And) κατελθὼν (having gone down) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (Judea) εἰς (to) Καισάρειαν (Caesarea), διέτριβεν (he stayed there).